The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- State
- Authority
- 35 P.S. § 521.5; 71 P.S. § 532(a)
- Issued
- 2020-10-06 Oct. 6, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-10-09
- End
- Superseded Nov. 27, 2020 by PA-022 (which carried the calculator forward at 10% indoor / 15% outdoor) (read as 2020-11-27)
- In force
- Oct. 9, 2020 to Nov. 27, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues
- Addressees
- venues hosting events or gatherings
- Functions reached
- BQ banquets and catered events
- MK conferences and trade shows
- EVT concerts, sports, worship-adjacent events
- PE performances
- Collection
- Pennsylvania PA
Operative words
Section 3 is amended... Venues hosting events or gatherings must determine their established occupancy limit as defined by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code and then apply the appropriate percentage based on the maximum occupancy calculator... i. Maximum Occupancy Calculator for indoor events: 0-2,000 people 20% of Maximum Occupancy; 2,001-10,000 people 15% of Maximum Occupancy; Over 10,000 people 10% of Maximum Occupancy up to 3,750 people. ii. Maximum Occupancy Calculator for outdoor events: 0-2,000 people 25% of Maximum Occupancy; 2,001-10,000 people 20% of Maximum Occupancy; Over 10,000 people 15% of Maximum Occupancy up to 7,500 people.... This Amendment is effective October 9, 2020, and enforcement of the Amended Order will commence on October 9, 2020.
Enforcement
35 P.S. § 521.20; Governor's companion amendment (PA-067)
Notes
Replaced the fixed 25/250 caps after County of Butler v. Wolf (Sept. 14, 2020; PA-090) had declared the fixed caps unconstitutional and the Third Circuit had stayed that judgment (Oct. 1, 2020; PA-120).